For many solopreneurs a large part of their business is working one-on-one with clients, and that means having a way of keeping all of their client information organized and easy to access.
In this article I’m going to share with you my top three tips for keeping everything together, so that you can easily access your client information and know exactly where your clients are in your programs.
1. Physical: Create a Client Contact Sheet
For most business owners there will be a physical client file that you’ll need to create. One of the simplest ways of creating this file is by using a manila file folder in which you simply drop your paperwork into. This file will contain things like the agreement form from your client, assessment forms, or details of any projects that you’ll be working on.
The most successful entrepreneurs are always capable of getting clients, making money, and building their businesses. What qualities do most successful entrepreneurs have in common?
They have clear visions. If you don’t know where you’re going, you’re not going to get there.
They have faith in themselves. In the words of Henry Ford: “Whether You Think You Can or Can’t, You’re Right”.
They plan. All successful entrepreneurs need a plan. Plan your daily activities, your marketing strategies, and your short- and long-term business success.
What the heck do I mean by “repurpose?” Well it’s when you do one thing and then spin that one thing into many. Let’s take a look at how this might work.
1. Write a top ten tip sheet. My first one was called “Top Ten Ways to Live Authentically.” I wrote it 10 years ago and put it online and I still get feedback from it!
2. Flesh out each of your top ten tips into a few paragraphs and now you have an article. Write a 400-600 word article expanding on your top ten tips. You put a “call to action” resource box at the end of the article. A resource box is the jargon term that online article databases use…kind of like a byline, only it’s much more.
With so much emphasis on list building and building social media networks, it may seem counter-intuitive to suggest purging a list and losing your bottom 10%.
The philosophy is this: lose your bottom 10% and you’ll feel an incredible surge in your business.
It’s scary to think about, but I just experienced this and wanted to share honestly about what’s happening, what freaked me out, and what the gifts are.
What’s Happening
I have a wonderful new program coming up, Discover Your Profitable Essence, which teaches heart based service professionals (coaches, healers, consultants, et al) how to break out of anonymity and place their mark on the world with a successful business.
Here are three cool tools to fire up your business…
I take pride in sharing my latest web discoveries and online resources with my friends and close colleagues. Disclosure: When I become a fan of these new finds, I usually sign up as an affiliate and receive a small commission on referrals. I never promote stuff that I don’t test and use myself…
Still, with sooooo much stuff coming at us from every direction, it’s tough to separate the crap from the really useful marketing tools. With that in mind, here are the web resources I’m most enthusiastic about recommending:
When speaking in front of an audience or appearing for a media interview you want to look your very best. Color is one of the easiest and most impactful ways to change your look. Watch as Laurie talks about the energy of color and its impact on you as the wearer and your audience.
This has been an exciting couple of weeks! The Business Goddess Manifesto, an inspirational affirmation, was truly divinely downloaded through my work with women entrepreneurs embracing their feminine power in business.
It’s been exciting to see the Business Goddess Manifesto travel around the world and become a part of women business owner’s lives. Over 900 women entrepreneurs have downloaded the Manifesto!
Everybody NEEDS somebody. It’s only human to need friendship, encouragement and help. It’s both an asset and a strength to know when to ask for help.
As a solo business owner, you can’t know everything. That’s why you need expert advisors you can lean on, resources you can outsource to, and a team you can delegate to. What you can do alone is almost nothing when compared to the compounded results of working with others.
King Solomon (Eccl 4:9-12) put it this way:
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up! Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone? Though one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Power isn’t a word many women feel connected to. They think of it as power OVER others, instead of what it really is, which is power WITHIN themselves.
You have the power of choice, the power of decision and the power to make a conscious choice that today is the day that you step into your power.
Afraid what others will think of you if you do? Don’t be…the people who truly love you want you to be fully in your glory.
Afraid of who you’ll be if you really step into your power? Don’t be…it’s already within you and you’re hiding out doesn’t make it not so.
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Founder, Divine Connection ~ Massachusetts, USA Kim Turcotte
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